§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will show for each English county (a) the estimated highway capital expenditure in 1985–86, (b) the planned highway capital expenditure in 1986–87, (c) the proportion of planned expenditure in 1986–87 that is eligible for transport supplementary grant, (d) the highway structural maintenance expenditure in 1984–85, (e) the highway routine maintenance expenditure in 1984–85, (f) the estimated highway structural maintenance expenditure in 1985–86 and (g) the estimated highway routine maintenance expenditure in 1985–86.
§ Mr. RidleyThis information, taken from local authorities' transport policies and programmes, is given in the following tables.
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Estimated Highway Capital Expenditure (£ million Cash) (a) (b) (c) TSG Total Eligible 1985–86 1986–87 1986–87 Greater Manchester 26.613 27.725 27.725 Merseyside 10.886 15.042 14.227 South Yorkshire 16.219 27.791 26.598 Tyne/Wear 11.318 14.030 14.030 West Midlands 36.160 41.187 40.626 West Yorkshire 14.626 17.847 17.847 Total Metropolitans 115.822 143.622 141.053 Avon 4.025 5.974 5.764 Bedford 4.312 7.145 7.034 Berkshire 13.412 15.015 11.490 Buckingham 5.274 11.417 10.811 Cambridge 8.576 7.283 6.292 Cheshire 7.896 9.360 8.265 Cleveland 10.293 11.651 11.651 Cornwall 6.767 7.713 5.920 Cumbria 3.757 5.106 5.106 Derbyshire 5.336 12.683 12.202 Devon 12.955 13.836 11.578 Dorset 13.408 18.500 18.100 Durham 6.801 7.251 6.672 East Sussex 8.511 8.938 6.603 Essex 16.188 20.653 18.279 Gloucester 6.208 5.181 3.968 Hampshire 17.558 18.999 17.219 Herford/Worcester 6.170 10.103 8.158 Hertford 10.569 12.492 11.642
(a) (b) (c) TSG Total Eligible 1985–86 1986–87 1986–87 Humberside 9.100 11.716 11.410 Isle of Wight 3.116 2.866 2.668 Kent 16.891 27.666 25.906 Lancashire 18.593 26.364 24.341 Leicester 14.309 18.130 16.990 Lincoln 4.689 5.833 4.831 Norfolk 5.914 6.477 5.655 Northampton 16.940 21.383 21.004 Northumberland 2.996 4.515 3.978 North Yorkshire 9.989 10.034 8.514 Nottingham 10.470 11.584 9.814 Oxford 5.669 8.457 6.003 Shropshire 3.704 5.507 5.077 Somerset 5.126 6.157 5.138 Stafford 12.213 15.000 14.100 Suffolk 7.646 10.059 8.559 114W
Estimated Highway Maintenance Expenditure (£ million cash) (d) (e) (d+e) (f) (g) (f+g) 1984–85 1985–86 Structural Routine Total Structural Routine Total Greater Manchester 12.562 30.675 43.237 14.015 32.912 46.927 Merseyside n/a n/a 25.972 n/a n/a 33.450 South Yorkshire 8.142 22.287 30.429 9.782 26.192 35.974 Tyne and Wear 5.756 19.052 24.808 7.500 18.300 25.800 West Midlands 21.156 28.703 49.859 n/a n/a 56.353 West Yorkshire 3.048 31.490 34.538 3.037 42.758 45.795 Total Metropolitans 208.843 244.299 Avon 3.520 11.780 15.300 4.760 14.190 18.950 Bedfordshire 4.864 4.689 9.553 6.700 5.039 11.739 Berkshire .184 9.298 9.482 .198 10.004 10.202 Buckinghamshire 2.987 7.804 10.791 3.288 8.592 11.880 Cambridgeshire 2.563 7.226 9.789 2.491 7.296 9.787 Cheshire 7.500 8.875 16.375 10.665 9.435 20.100 Cleveland 9.492 2.227 11.719 13.438 3.152 16.590 Cornwall 4.387 7.471 11.858 4.718 8.032 12.750 Cumbria 1.783 10.097 11.880 2.889 10.616 13.505 Derbyshire 1.100 13.120 14.220 1.125 13.996 15.121 Devon 4.301 20.860 25.161 4.690 22.109 26.799 Dorset 6.013 6.621 12.634 6.797 7.103 13.900 Durham 4.498 8.353 12.851 4.753 8.828 13.581 East Sussex 2.762 7.032 9.794 3.727 8.211 11.938 Essex 9.416 15.673 25.089 11.081 18.445 29.526 Gloucester .383 9.918 10.301 .400 9.943 10.343 Hampshire 9.249 13.200 22.449 9.773 13.950 23.723 Herefordshire/Worcestershire 4.010 7.980 11.990 6.908 8.436 15.344 Hertfordshire 4.891 10.929 15.820 5.788 12.934 18.722 Humberside 7.206 11.757 18.963 7.666 12.507 20.173 Isle of Wight .879 1.970 2.849 1.101 2.464 3.565 Kent 10.895 16.279 27.174 12.473 18.140 30.613 Lancashire 11.865 16.170 28.035 21.459 17.140 38.599 Leicestershire 3.000 13.309 16.309 4.250 14.475 18.725 Lincolnshire 8.282 7.640 15.922 8.629 7.962 16.591 Norfolk 4.072 9.500 13.572 4.303 10.039 14.342 Northamptonshire 2.665 6.715 9.380 3.200 7.850 11.050 Northumberland 2.325 6.371 8.696 2.464 6.663 9.127 North Yorkshire 6.523 12.987 19.510 7.608 15.145 22.753 Nottinghamshire 4.139 12.503 16.642 4.217 12.747 16.964 Oxfordshire 3.341 4.868 8.209 3.403 5.009 8.412 Shropshire 4.343 4.500 8.843 6.165 4.600 10.765 Somerset 5.608 6.128 11.736 5.899 6.448 12.347 Staffordshire 7.225 9.200 16.425 8.169 9.585 17.754 Suffolk 2.955 9.378 12.333 3.221 10.225 13.446 Surrey 5.725 11.760 17.485 6.050 12.428 18.478 Warwickshire 3.900 5.569 9.469 4.230 5.829 10.059 West Sussex 4.190 8.471 12.661 4.555 9.180 13.735 Wiltshire 3.497 7.360 10.857 3.694 7.771 11.465 Total Shires 186.538 365.588 552.126 226.945 396.518 623.463
(a) (b) (c) TSG Total Eligible 1985–86 1986–87 1986–87 Surrey 14.645 12.862 10.592 Warwick 3.174 5.497 5.270 West Sussex 8.683 10.361 9.838 Wiltshire 4.576 11.707 6.829 Total Shires 346.459 441.475 393.271 Notes:
Columns (a) and (b) Show counties estimates of all their expenditure on highways, traffic regulation, the provision of parking places, and on depots, vehicles plant and machinery associated with their highway responsibilities. Information is from 1986–87 TPPs.
Column (c) Shows counties' estimates of all their expenditure on highways and the regulation of traffic, all of which is eligible for TSG. The amount of this estimated expenditure which I accept for TSG will be shown in the TSG settlement for 1986–87 which is expected to be announced before Christmas.
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Notes:
Columns (d) to (g) Maintenance information is from 1985–86 transport policies and programmes. It was not collected in this form for 1986–87. There is no breakdown available for Merseyside's budget and bid or for most West Midlands' bid. Totals only can be shown.
§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish his full response to the National Economic Development Organisation civil engineering report entitled, "A Fairer and Faster Route to Major Road Construction."
§ Mr. RidleyI hope to be in a position to publish my response early next year.